Ky fans get a lot of grief for wanting the Cats to win every year(by win...I mean as an elite).Really isnt that the way all fans are?
I want as most on this board....the Reds to win every year.I want the KY football team to win every year. Do they ? No ! But we can still want it as fans. The difference is when teams have a tradition of winning....they are pegged as spoiled etc such as NY Yankees, Dallas Cowboys, etc.
I am sure many Yankee fans said "we're back" when they signed A-rod.
Same for Cowboy fans when Tuna took over.
Maybe Billy Clyde doesnt have the record Roy did at UNC as you said, however....most arent worried about his past record but rather where he can take this current team. now and in the future.
The key to remember is , every UK fan doesnt say they want a Championship trophy or else the season is a failure. So by saying we are back is no different than the bengals fans after signing Palmer etc.
It is mainly saying we are back to being players and not setting on the sidelines hopefully.
Do I think Billy Clyde will take this team to the Final Four next year. Odds are definitely against it.However....I believe UK is "back" as in on track !
BTW, I am sure if you would have checked out UCLA and IU boards after events you described...and you would find fans saying the same thing.
It's a fan's nature to be excited.
Wow, haha, the past 18 years or so and 2 national championships represented by 2 coaches of impeccable character don't pardon us from the sins of Sutton? MEA CULPA. MEA CULPA.
Who's your team? Indiana? Is your program dirty since we know what skeleton's are in Kelvin Sampson's closet and HE'S THE CURRENT COACH!! Wow, how'd you REALLY get Eric Gordon, HMMMM?
Garbage.
Last edited by WMR; 05-19-2007 at 06:45 PM.
I think the sins go back a little further than Sutton but thats just hear say. Gordon just didnt want to deal with the Mike Davis situation and thats pretty much why Oden and Conley went to OSU. Sampson made too many phone calls, he didnt send satchels full of money to players.
When I see the 2016 Reds, I see a 100 loss team and no direction.
Indiana and Kentucky both have one thing in common. Both Mike Davis and Tubby Smith should have been shown the door a year before they were let go.
If both would have happened, I doubt you would have seen Oden and Conley playing for the Buckeyes.(UK and IU would have been the frontrunners, IMO)
Also, Kentucky is in the final three for the 7th ranked player in the nation(no 1 PG) Brandon Jennings. Jennings had originally committed to USC but backed out. Arizona and UConn are still in the running.
Jennings plays for Oak Hill right now, but has ties to Compton, California as well. Considering the players that went to Oak Hill that have went on to Kentucky and Tayshaun Prince being from Compton, you have to like our chances.
I'm sure UK's get will do about as good as the other overrated grabs. I remember after getting the #1 class of 04, UK was supposed to have 3 titles by now.
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